Personal information | |||
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Full name | Silvana Burtini | ||
Date of birth | 10 May 1969 | ||
Place of birth |
Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada |
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Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2000 | Raleigh Wings | ||
2001 | Carolina Courage | 17 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
1987–2003 | Canada | 76 | (38) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:25, 4 January 2014 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:25, 4 January 2014 (UTC) |
Silvana Burtini (born 10 May 1969) is a Canadian former soccer player. A forward, she represented Canada at the 1995, 1999 and 2003 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup. In 1998 Burtini was named Canadian Player of the Year and was part of the Canadian squad who won the CONCACAF Women's Championship. She has scored the third-most goals in Team Canada Women's Soccer history, with 38 in 77 games.
At Capilano College, Burtini was BCCAA Player of the Year and a CCAA All-Canadian in 1992-93.
As a member of the Vancouver Police Department, Burtini was presented with the British Columbia Police Award of Valour for saving a life in 2004.